by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Zoology/Animal Biology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Zoology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - Santa Barbara. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in zoology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UCSB is in the top 10% of the country for zoology. More specifically it was ranked #8 out of 82 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCSB.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,964 | $2,964 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,259 | $1,259 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,903 | $15,903 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,381 | $5,381 |
Learn more about UCSB tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Zoology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCSB took out an average of $18,531 in student loans. That is 16% lower than the national average of $22,140.
The median early career salary of zoology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCSB is $28,055 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,985.
Online degrees for the UCSB zoology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCSB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.8% of the zoology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 70.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in zoology at UCSB in 2019-2020, 54.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Zoology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to zoology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 368 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 75 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 40 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 32 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 2 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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